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microfibers

  • Just by washing your clothes, you release millions of microfibers into the environment every year. (Sir James, Wikimedia Commons)
    Shedding Microfibers
    Victoria Clare
    It's hard to keep our planet pollution-free. Even our clothes are contaminating the planet with all the microfibers they release. New research shows that even wearing clothes releases a significant number of microfibers into the air.